The impact of road safety strategy and policy on admissions to a national rehabilitation hospital; a 5-year retrospective review and reflection on trauma data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, road traffic collisions (RTCs) are a common cause of death and disability. Although many countries, including Ireland, have road safety and trauma strategies, the impact on rehabilitation services is unclear. This study explores how admissions with RTC related injuries to a rehabilitation facility has changed over 5 years and how they contrast to major trauma audit (MTA) serious injury data from the same timeframe.

Methods

A retrospective review of healthcare records with data abstraction in accordance with best practice was performed. Fisher's exact test and binary logistic regression were used to determine associations and statistical process control was used to analyse variation. All patients discharged with an International Classification of Diseases

SUBMITTER: Carroll A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9942335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature